Position Details

Type Temp-to-Hire

Experience entry

Exp. Years two years of exotic avian experience at a professional facility

Education High School Diploma

Category Science & Research

About this role

Support wildlife habitat operations in a temporary, on-call role focused on exotic avian health, medical treatment assistance, feeding, enclosure care, and propagation/incubation activities. Monitor animal wellbeing, assist with veterinary procedures, and deliver live animal presentations using a microphone.

Key Responsibilities

Monitor animal health and report aberrant behavior
Prepare diets (including live prey) and maintain enclosures
Assist veterinarian with capture, restraint, medicating, and treatments
Perform medical treatments including injections, gavaging and subcutaneous fluids without supervision
Assist with propagation, incubation, hand rearing and conduct live presentations using a microphone

Technical Overview

Hands-on wildlife/avian care involving husbandry, medical treatment workflows (capture/restraint, gavaging, injections, subcutaneous fluids), incubation and rearing, and equipment operation (nebulizer, centrifuge, Avian ICU, microscope, macroscope, incubators) with awareness of zoonotic disease exposure risks.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an entry-level wildlife/avian care professional with a High School Diploma and at least two years of exotic avian experience at a professional facility. They have hands-on expertise in avian husbandry and avian medical care, including capture, restraint, gavaging, and injections, and can operate tools like Avian ICU, incubators, and microscopes. They can work with high independence, present to crowds using a microphone, and meet on-call emergency responsiveness requirements.

Must-Have Skills

High School Diploma with two years of exotic avian experience at a professional facilityWorking knowledge of avian husbandryExperience with avian medical care including capturerestraintgavaging and injectionsMust be familiar with the nitrogen cycle of an aquatic biosystemMust know rearing techniques for precocial and altricial chicks and be familiar with incubationMust know common avian diseasesidentificationprevention and treatmentMust be able to speak in front of large crowds on a microphoneMonitor animal health and well-being through observation of appetitedisposition and/or excretaOperate a variety of machines and equipment including nebulizercentrifugeAvian ICUmicroscopemacroscopeand incubators

Tools & Platforms

nebulizercentrifugeAvian ICUmicroscopemacroscopeincubatorsmicrophone

Required Skills

avian husbandryavian medical carecapturerestraintgavaginginjectionsnitrogen cycle of an aquatic biosystemincubationcommon avian diseaseslive prey dietsanimal enclosuresveterinarian assistancesubcutaneous fluidsnecropsiesoperant conditioningpropagationhand rearingtetanus vaccinationTB testingnebulizercentrifugeAvian ICUmicroscopemacroscopeincubatorszoonotic diseases

Hard Skills

avian husbandryavian medical care including capturerestraintgavaging and injectionsnitrogen cycle of an aquatic biosystemrearing techniques for precocial and altricial chicksincubationcommon avian diseasesidentificationprevention and treatmentmonitor animal health and well-being through observation of appetitedisposition and/or excretaidentify diseaseillnessinjury or aberrant behavior and report to Supervisorprepare diets including live preyfeed entire collectionmaintain animal enclosures and exhibit areasassist veterinarian including capturerestraintand medicatingmonitor pharmacy inventorymonitor treatment areasmonitor equipment inventoryperform medical treatments including injectionsgavaging and subcutaneous fluids without supervisionobserve and assist at examssurgeries and necropsiespresent live animal presentations using a microphonebehavior modification utilizing operant conditioningpropagationincubation and hand rearing of progenytetanus vaccination (10 years)TB testingoperate machines and equipment including nebulizercentrifugeAvian ICUmicroscopemacroscopeand incubatorstetanus vaccinationTB testedzoonotic disease exposure risk: West Nile virusAvian MalariaGiardiaMycoplasma sp.zoonotic diseases identification of exposure riskmicroscopy (microscopemacroscope)

Soft Skills

High level of independenceAble to respond to emergenciesAble to speak in front of large crowds on a microphoneAttention to animal welfare and wellbeingAbility to work with minimal direct supervision

Industry & Role

Industry Wildlife / Animal Care (Facilities & Engineering)

Job Function Provide independent, on-call avian wildlife care and habitat support

Role Subtype Science Technician

Keywords for Your Resume

Wildlife Habitat AssistantWildlife SpecialistFacilities and EngineeringTemporary positionon call 24 hours a day7 days a weekHigh School Diplomaexotic avian experienceavian husbandryavian medical carecapturerestraintgavaginginjectionsnitrogen cycleaquatic biosystemprecocial chicksaltricial chicksincubationcommon avian diseasesidentificationpreventiontreatmentanimal health and well-beingappetitedispositionexcretalive preyanimal enclosuresexhibit areasveterinarian assistancesubcutaneous fluidsnecropsiesoperant conditioningpropagationhand rearingtetanus vaccination (10 years)TB testednebulizercentrifugeAvian ICUmicroscopemacroscopeincubatorsWest Nile virusAvian MalariaGiardiaMycoplasma sp.zoonotic diseasesmicrophonelarge crowds

Deal Breakers

High School Diploma with two years of exotic avian experience at a professional facility, Experience with avian medical care including capture, restraint, gavaging and injections, Must be familiar with the nitrogen cycle of an aquatic biosystem, Must know incubation and rearing techniques for precocial and altricial chicks

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